During this gathering we had the honor and privilege to welcome Shane Shaddix, a pastor at one of our fellow Acts 29 Churches in Raleigh, to preach from John 3. Join us as we explore one of the most perplexing teachings of Jesus from the Gospel of John where Jesus says, “you must be born again.”

Leadership is important and the Bible has a lot to say about it. We looked at 1 Timothy 3 where leadership in Jesus' church is most clearly defined. Leadership is for the good of God's people and flourishing of the gospel.

In John 4 we see Jesus have an unlikely interaction with a woman at a well. Jesus pursues this woman with intentionality, with compassion and with the truth and it changes everything for this woman and an entire town. How does his pursuit of us motivate our pursuit of one another?

What does the Bible have to say about generosity with our finances? What is tithe, and do we have to do it? This week we looked at what the Bible says about money and how we respond to the grace of Jesus as God’s people.

As we enter the new year Pastor Stewart answers the basic questions surrounding communion: what is it? Who should take it? When should we take it? And what to do now in light of the truth that this ordinance is a well of rich comfort for us and sweet tangible reminder of the gospel as often as we take it.

God has been in pursuit of all peoples from the very beginning of creation and continues to pursue all peoples through the work of the Church on mission today. Returning from a trip from the Middle East, Pastor Stewart Scott, member Nate Schrader, and Pastor John Murphy update the church with things learned from seeing God at work in a place hostile to Christians.

Why do we do what we do during our Sunday Gatherings? It is crucial that we answer this question and know why everything that we do together during worship matters. At Veritas, we define Gathered Worship as the gathering of followers of Jesus to receive and respond to their shared hope in the gospel. Everything that we do should point us to our shared hope in the gospel, helping us respond to God because of what he has done.

“It's true what people say, God doesn't love me more if I daily read the Bible. What's often not said is how much more I love God when I do.” - Donnie Griggs.

Simply put, those who read the Scripture grow as followers of Jesus. If we want to carry out our mission: to glorify God by making disciples who love God, love people, and advance the gospel, we’ve got to be people of the Book.

The Psalms are much different from many of the songs that we sing in our church gatherings today. These songs are messy, filled with the writers emotions both positive and negative. We have much to learn from these psalmists about dealing with our emotions. As we see these writers deal with their feelings of loss, abandonment, insecurity, or doubt you can hear them reminding themselves about the faithfulness, works and attributes of God. This messy, up and down, back and forth line of thinking is much like our own. Join us as we walk through the murky waters of our own emotions seeking health from the only one who can provide, the God man Jesus Christ.

The Psalms are much different from many of the songs that we sing in our church gatherings today. These songs are messy, filled with the writers emotions both positive and negative. We have much to learn from these psalmists about dealing with our emotions. As we see these writers deal with their feelings of loss, abandonment, insecurity, or doubt you can hear them reminding themselves about the faithfulness, works and attributes of God. This messy, up and down, back and forth line of thinking is much like our own. Join us as we walk through the murky waters of our own emotions seeking health from the only one who can provide, the God man Jesus Christ.